The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Honourable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP), received the Open Letters of the Representative-Designate of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Dr. Emmanuel Kalenzi, on Friday, 24th July 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Accra.
The Minister described UNIDO as one of Ghana’s trusted and valued development partners, commending the Organization for its significant contributions to poverty alleviation, industrial development, job creation and the economic empowerment of communities. The Minister noted that Dr. Kalenzi assumes office at a time when the Government of Ghana is implementing key economic reforms under the Reset Agenda and expressed confidence that his expertise and experience would contribute meaningfully to advancing the country’s industrialisation drive.
He further conveyed Ghana’s appreciation to UNIDO for its steadfast support and continued confidence in the country’s vision for inclusive and sustainable economic transformation.
In his remarks, Dr. Kalenzi reaffirmed UNIDO’s commitment to deepening its collaboration with the Government of Ghana to promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development and gave his assurance that he would build on the achievements of his predecessor in strengthening cooperation in priority areas. Dr. Kalenzi also reiterated UNIDO’s readiness to support the Government’s 24-Hour Economy initiative as part of efforts to accelerate industrial growth and sustainable economic transformation.
At the end, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the partnership between Ghana and UNIDO and expressed confidence that enhanced collaboration would accelerate the Ghana’s industrialisation agenda and advance its sustainable development aspirations.
